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Modern forms of Judaism can be put into two camps: those who believe in an immutable tradition stretching back to Mount Sinai and amplified by the Talmudic scholars, and those who believe that there is room for many degrees of belief and observance. Kirsch is of the second school of belief, and to prove his pluralistic thesis, he brings out many examples from biblical and modern history. "The woman who laughed at God," of course, is Sarah, and her reaction to God's promise of a child when she was an aged woman is an example of the "new and inventive ways" in which Jews express their faith. Kirsch argues that Judaism grows and changes, and that for every supposed time-honored tradition, there has been an equivalent counter-tradition.
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Reviewer: Anonymous | March 31, 2002 |
| This is a fresh, perceptive and eye-opening
story about the bible, fabulous in its analysis
of people and Jewish concepts. One of the best non-fiction books I have ever listened to.
The author as reader is also an excellent choice. |
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